Jeet Kune Do -- A 'Global" Art
Some people have labeled Jeet Kune Do as a ‘Chinese’ martial art. Others have called it an ‘American’ martial art. Personally I believe...
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Chris Kent
- Aug 8, 2023
- 7 min
"Don't Feel, .... Think!"
I find it amazing that fifty years after Bruce Lee’s untimely passing, arguments and wars of words still abound concerning what his art...
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Chris Kent
- Aug 8, 2023
- 3 min
Cultivating Your Lead-Side Tools
When I began training in JKD in Dan Inosanto’s backyard in 1973, a great deal of emphasis was placed upon the cultivation and development...
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Chris Kent
- Aug 8, 2023
- 2 min
Class Training + Personal Training = Best Results!
Take two individuals who are both learning to play the guitar. Person A takes one lesson once a week, and does nothing with the guitar...
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Chris Kent
- Aug 8, 2023
- 3 min
Don't Start From a Conclusion
An essential element in our process of personal liberation is that of seeking and discovering truth for ourselves. However, in our...
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Chris Kent
- Jul 26, 2023
- 3 min
The "JKD Attitude" (1)
To truly comprehend Jeet Kune Do, as a practitioner it is vital that you develop the proper mindset toward training. I call this...
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Chris Kent
- Jul 26, 2023
- 2 min
"Playful?...You Can't Be Serious!"
In his martial art notes, Bruce Lee talked about maintaining what he referred to as a “playfully serious” attitude during sparring,...
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Chris Kent
- Jul 26, 2023
- 2 min
"Technique one... Technique Two... Technique Three
I dislike giving out lists of techniques. Sometimes students will ask me, “Why don’t you give us a list of all of the punching...
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Chris Kent
- Jul 26, 2023
- 4 min
"Muscle-up" Your Soul!
The word “atrophy” is defined as, “A wasting away or failure to develop, due to inadequate nutrition, exercise, etc.” It is commonly used...
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Chris Kent
- Jul 26, 2023
- 3 min
The Necessity of "Process Time" in Learning
In his book, “Teaching with the Brain in Mind”, Eric Jensen, one of the leaders in brain-based learning, discusses the importance that...
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Chris Kent
- Jul 26, 2023
- 3 min
If You Want to Learn How to Kick....Kick!
A beginning student is throwing side kicks against a kicking shield being held by his training partner. He is well-muscled and looks in...
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Chris Kent
- Jul 26, 2023
- 3 min
Ideo-Motor Set-up for Training
The image which you hold in your mind about a movement greatly influences the structure of the movement. The sensations that you focus on...
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Chris Kent
- Jul 24, 2023
- 3 min
Stop Shooting Yourself in the Foot
It starts inside our head. Sometimes it whispers, sometimes it shouts. Call it what you want; the “inner opponent,” “the internal...
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Chris Kent
- Jul 18, 2023
- 3 min
A Taste of Liberation
The following excerpts were drawn from my daughter, Sarah Leliani’s essay “Becoming Leilani” that she wrote for her college creative...
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Chris Kent
- Jun 27, 2023
- 3 min
Blaze Your Own Trail!
Never orthodox, always the innovator, Bruce Lee had an indelible impact on both martial art world and the world film world. Sometimes...
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